Chihayafuru Part 1

IMDb link: 4785440
IMDb rating: 6.9 (1,317 votes)
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Sport, Romance
Director: Norihiro Koizumi
Cast: Mone Kamishiraishi, Suzu Hirose, Mackenyu, Shuhei Nomura and others

Release date: 19 Mar 2016
Release year: 2016
Runtime: 111 minutes
Country: Japan
Keywords: live action remake of anime, school club, cards, childhood friends, karuta, friendship, tournament, japanese high school girl, japanese schoolgirl, high school sports

Plot:

Chihaya (Suzu Hirose) is a high school student who learns that Arata (Mackenyu Arata), her childhood friend who went back to Fukui Prefecture, doesn't play Karuta anymore. Believing they will meet again, Chihaya and her close friend, Taichi (Shuhei Nomura), start a Karuta club at their high school.

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